The Florence Nightingale Museum is located at St Thomas' Hospital, which faces the Palace of Westminster across the River Thames in central London. It is open to the public seven days a week. Saint Thomas’ Hospital. ... The Palace of Westminster, known also as the Houses of Parliament, is where the two Houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (the House of Lords and the House of Commons) conduct their sittings. ... The Thames (pronounced []) is a river flowing through southern England and connecting London with the sea. ... London is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom, and is the most populous city in the European Union. ...

The museum tells the story of the life and work of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing in the United Kingdom. In 1860, four years after her famous involvement in the Crimean War, Nightingale founded the Nightingale Training School for nurses at St. Thomas' Hospital. Florence Nightingale, OM (12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910), who came to be known as The Lady with the Lamp, was a pioneer of modern nursing. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... Combatants United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Second French Empire, Ottoman Empire, Kingdom of Sardinia Russian Empire Strength 250,000 British 400,000 French 10,000 Sardinian 1,200,000 Russian Casualties 17,500 British 90,000 French 35,000 Turkish 2,050 Sardinian killed, wounded and died of... The Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery is a school within Kings College London. ...

The museum's displays and collections comprise the following:

1. Introduction
2. Objects associated with Florence Nightingale:
   1. Childhood and education
   2. Travel souvenirs
   3. Costume and accessories
   4. Domestic objects
   5. Working life
   6. Gifts from Florence Nightingale
   7. Relics of Florence Nightingale
   8. Honours and special gifts
   9. The Nightingale legend
3. The Crimean War
4. Nursing

There is also a resource centre which is open by appointment to students, academics and other researchers, who may utilise the museum's collections, books and documents related to Florence Nightingale.

See also

• Florence Nightingale
• Claydon House, Florence Nightingale's family home and location of a collection of Florence Nightingale memorabilia

Florence Nightingale, OM (12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910), who came to be known as The Lady with the Lamp, was a pioneer of modern nursing. ... Claydon House Claydon House is a country house in the Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire, England, close to the village of Middle Claydon. ...

External link

• Official website